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Federal Railroad Administration

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) promotes safe and environmentally sound rail transportation. The FRA conducts research and development tests to evaluate projects in support of its safety mission and to enhance the railroad system as a national transportation resource. Public education campaigns on highway-rail grade crossing safety and the danger of trespassing on rail property are also administered by FRA. Bookmark this collection https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/collection_fra or https://doi.org/10.21949/1530835.

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Interoperable Employee-In-Charge Portable Remote Terminal (EIC-PRT) [Research Results]

CITE Title : Interoperable Employee-In-Charge Portable Remote Terminal (EIC-PRT) [Research Results] Corporate Creator(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development;Transportation Technology Center, Inc (TTCI);BNSF Railway; Contributor(s) : Bedini, Francesco Published Date : 2022-01-01 Report Number : RR 22-03 URL : /view/dot/60239 "Interoperable Employee-In-Charge Portable Remote" (2022). "Interoperable Employee-In-Charge Portable Remote Terminal (EIC-PRT) [Research Results]" (2022) "Interoperable Employee-In-Charge Portable Remote Terminal (EIC-PRT) [Research Results]" , 2022 Export RIS Citation Information.

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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development ...

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Collaborating with the North American railroad industry, TTCI developed systems engineering documents defining the EIC-PRT system, including interoper...
Interoperable Employee-In-Charge Portable Remote Terminal (EIC PRT) Summary Report

CITE Title : Interoperable Employee-In-Charge Portable Remote Terminal (EIC PRT) Summary Report Creator(s) : Kindt, Joel;Nast, Thomas; Corporate Creator(s) : Transportation Technology Center, Inc (TTCI) Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development;United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development and Technology; Published Date : 2021-12-12 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-24-08 URL : /view/dot/73443 "Interoperable Employee-In-Charge Portable Remote" (2021). "Interoperable Employee-In-Charge Portable Remote Terminal (EIC PRT) Summary Report" (2021) "Interoperable Employee-In-Charge Portable Remote Terminal (EIC PRT) Summary Report" , 2021 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Kindt, Joel ;

Nast, Thomas

2021-12-12

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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) sponsored Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) to define the requirements for Interoperable Employe...
Maintenance of Way (MOW) Employee Safety System – Phase 1: Appendices A Through C

CITE Title : Maintenance of Way (MOW) Employee Safety System – Phase 1: Appendices A Through C Creator(s) : Holcomb, Matthew;Stoehr, Nate;Ramos, Aaron;Nast, Thomas; Corporate Creator(s) : Transportation Technology Center, Inc. Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development and Technology Published Date : 2019-06-01 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-19/15 URL : /view/dot/42694 "Maintenance of Way (MOW)" (2019). "Maintenance of Way (MOW) Employee Safety System – Phase 1: Appendices A Through C" (2019) "Maintenance of Way (MOW) Employee Safety System – Phase 1: Appendices A Through C" , 2019 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Holcomb, Matthew ;

Stoehr, Nate

2019-06-01

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Appendices A through C contain operational use cases, a preliminary hazard analysis, and the full suite of Maintenance-of-Way Employee Safety System (...
Maintenance-of-Way (MOW) Employee Safety System – Phase 1

CITE Title : Maintenance-of-Way (MOW) Employee Safety System – Phase 1 Creator(s) : Holcomb, Matthew;Stoehr, Nate;Ramos, Aaron;Nast, Thomas; Corporate Creator(s) : Transportation Technology Center, Inc. Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development and Technology Published Date : 2019-06-01 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-19/15 URL : /view/dot/42695 "Maintenance-of-Way (MOW) Employee Safety" (2019). "Maintenance-of-Way (MOW) Employee Safety System – Phase 1" (2019) "Maintenance-of-Way (MOW) Employee Safety System – Phase 1" , 2019 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Holcomb, Matthew ;

Stoehr, Nate

2019-06-01

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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) contracted Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) to develop a concept of operations (CONOPS) for a s...
Maintenance-of-Way (MOW) Employee Safety System-Phase 1 [Research Brief]

CITE Title : Maintenance-of-Way (MOW) Employee Safety System-Phase 1 [Research Brief] Creator(s) : Orcutt, Richard;Alibrahim, Sam; Corporate Creator(s) : Transportation Technology Center, Inc. Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology Published Date : 2019-04-01 Report Number : RR 19-10 URL : /view/dot/39856 "Maintenance-of-Way (MOW) Employee Safety" (2019). "Maintenance-of-Way (MOW) Employee Safety System-Phase 1 [Research Brief]" (2019) "Maintenance-of-Way (MOW) Employee Safety System-Phase 1 [Research Brief]" , 2019 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Orcutt, Richard ;

Alibrahim, Sam

2019-04-01

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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) sponsored Transportation Technology Center, Inc. to develop a concept of operations (CONOPS) for a system ca...
Railroad Track Inspector Wearable Technology Interface

CITE Title : Railroad Track Inspector Wearable Technology Interface Creator(s) : Jones, Michael;Kohli, Vijay; Corporate Creator(s) : United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development Published Date : 2018-02-01 Report Number : RR 18-01 URL : /view/dot/39957 "Railroad Track Inspector Wearable" (2018). "Railroad Track Inspector Wearable Technology Interface" (2018) "Railroad Track Inspector Wearable Technology Interface" , 2018 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Jones, Michael ;

Kohli, Vijay

2018-02-01

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Conducting railroad track safety inspections requires constant vigilance to detect defects that could have dangerous consequences. It also requires in...
Employee-in-charge portable remote terminal phases 3 and 4 summary report.

CITE Title : Employee-in-charge portable remote terminal phases 3 and 4 summary report. Creator(s) : Nast, Thomas Corporate Creator(s) : Transportation Technology Center, Inc. Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development;United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology; Published Date : 2016-05-01 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-16/11 URL : /view/dot/31183 "Employee-in-charge portable remote terminal" (2016). "Employee-in-charge portable remote terminal phases 3 and 4 summary report." (2016) "Employee-in-charge portable remote terminal phases 3 and 4 summary report." , 2016 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Nast, Thomas

2016-05-01

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Under Federal Railroad Administration Task Order 257, Transportation Technology Center, Inc. partnered with BNSF RailwayCompany to complete Builds 1 a...
Proposed key Elements of a Critical Incident Intervention Program for Reducing the Effects of Potentially Traumatic Exposure on Train Crews to Grade Crossing and Trespasser Incidents

CITE Title : Proposed key Elements of a Critical Incident Intervention Program for Reducing the Effects of Potentially Traumatic Exposure on Train Crews to Grade Crossing and Trespasser Incidents Creator(s) : Gist, Richard Corporate Creator(s) : National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (U.S.) Published Date : 2014-04-01 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-14/06 URL : /view/dot/28260 "Proposed key Elements of" (2014). "Proposed key Elements of a Critical Incident Intervention Program for Reducing the Effects of Potentially Traumatic Exposure on Train Crews to Grade Crossing and Trespasser Incidents" (2014) "Proposed key Elements of a Critical Incident Intervention Program for Reducing the Effects of Potentially Traumatic Exposure on Train Crews to Grade Crossing and Trespasser Incidents" , 2014 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Gist, Richard

2014-04-01

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This independent report presents work conducted regarding project FR-RDD-0024-11-01 to advise and support the formulation of regulations and supportin...
Transformation of safety culture on the San Antonio service unit of Union Pacific Railroad

CITE Title : Transformation of safety culture on the San Antonio service unit of Union Pacific Railroad Creator(s) : Zuschlag, Michael K.;Ranney, Joyce M.;Coplen, Michael K.;Harnar, Michael A.; Corporate Creator(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.);United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development; Published Date : 2012-10-31 Report Number : DOT-VNTSC-FRA-10-07;DOT/FRA/ORD-12/16; URL : /view/dot/9693 "Transformation of safety culture" (2012). "Transformation of safety culture on the San Antonio service unit of Union Pacific Railroad" (2012) "Transformation of safety culture on the San Antonio service unit of Union Pacific Railroad" , 2012 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Zuschlag, Michael K. ;

Ranney, Joyce M.

2012-10-31

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The Federal Railroad Administration conducted a pilot demonstration of Clear Signal for Action (CSA), a risk reduction processthat combines peer-to-pe...
Positive Safety Outcomes of Clear Signal for Action Program at Union Pacific Yard Operations

CITE Title : Positive Safety Outcomes of Clear Signal for Action Program at Union Pacific Yard Operations Creator(s) : Coplen, Michael K.;Ranney, J.;Gieseler, Ken;Schnabel, Greg; Corporate Creator(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.);United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration;Union Pacific Railroad; Published Date : 2008-06-01 Report Number : RR08-09 URL : /view/dot/34586 "Positive Safety Outcomes of" (2008). "Positive Safety Outcomes of Clear Signal for Action Program at Union Pacific Yard Operations" (2008) "Positive Safety Outcomes of Clear Signal for Action Program at Union Pacific Yard Operations" , 2008 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Coplen, Michael K. ;

Ranney, J.

2008-06-01

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Union Pacific Railroad (UP), the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET), and the United Transportation Union (UTU) are collaborating ...
Effects of hot and cold temperature exposure on performance : a meta-analytic review

CITE Title : Effects of hot and cold temperature exposure on performance : a meta-analytic review Creator(s) : Pilcher, June J.;Nadler, Eric;Busch, Caroline; Corporate Contributor(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) Published Date : 2002-01-01 URL : /view/dot/8524 "Effects of hot and" (2002). "Effects of hot and cold temperature exposure on performance : a meta-analytic review" (2002) "Effects of hot and cold temperature exposure on performance : a meta-analytic review" , 2002 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Pilcher, June J. ;

Nadler, Eric

2002-01-01

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Adjusting to and working under hot or cold temperatures has long been a challenge for people living under immoderate weather conditions. In spite of t...
An Examination of Railroad Yard Worker Safety

CITE Title : An Examination of Railroad Yard Worker Safety Creator(s) : Reinach, S.;Gertler, J.; Corporate Creator(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development Published Date : 2001-07-01 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-01/20 URL : /view/dot/33989 "An Examination of Railroad" (2001). "An Examination of Railroad Yard Worker Safety" (2001) "An Examination of Railroad Yard Worker Safety" , 2001 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Reinach, S. ;

Gertler, J.

2001-07-01

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This report presents the methods, findings and recommendations from a multi-year research program that examined worker safety issues in railroad yards...